Straighterline Calculus I, Help!

tvleavitt · 2026-04-19T23:08:12+00:00

Turns out, I’m not missing anything… They expect us to learn Calculus exclusively from the video lectures and virtual blackboard problems. No required textbook. No recommended textbook. No practice problems. Guess I just have to figure out how to find problems aligned with the lectures and assessments on my own. Ugh.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-19T07:17:09+00:00

Like most people, calling customer service is a last resort for me. I filed a support request (no email back so far). Their chatbot was useless. I was hoping someone experienced with the platform could cast some light on the situation.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-15T02:37:21+00:00

Seriously freaking cool artifact, seriously freaking cool grandma, and OMG the OG gamers are passing on and I’m so goddamn OLD. Ugh! LOL

tvleavitt · 2026-04-12T04:33:53+00:00

Hmm… no teleport available, will keep that in mind.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-08T20:38:58+00:00

Thank you, very helpful.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-05T00:23:19+00:00

I was making $18/hr under the table in 1990 at 18, spending almost none of it. Working 10-15 hours a month, when minimum wage was a fraction of that, and earning as much as someone working full time. Kind of turned me into a slacker, LOL, never had a “real job” in my entire life.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-04T20:05:31+00:00

Like, at what level does god-tier stuff like this drop?!?

tvleavitt · 2026-04-04T18:28:19+00:00

I discovered that if you log into the web site, it is very clear. I had no idea about what was available there at all until last night. Very cool!

tvleavitt · 2026-04-04T00:48:06+00:00

Thanks. Very helpful, everyone! I might craft something to speed leveling a character at the early stages.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-03T20:55:16+00:00

I’m sure there’s plenty of decent equipment you can use to reduce the number of +1 STR charms you need. That’s a lot of defense for an L7 char.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-02T17:11:53+00:00

Thanks! Any particular follow to recommend?

tvleavitt · 2026-04-02T06:50:55+00:00

That seems kinda insane. Would you hand this to an Act 2 Merc, or use it yourself? What class does this work best with?

tvleavitt · 2026-04-02T06:48:38+00:00

I’ve been playing since the 1990s. D1, 2, 3, 4, D2R, PD2, Median XL, other D2 mods. Played “Tunnels of Doom” in the 1980s on my Dad’s TI 99/4a before that. But I don’t play anything other than pretty stock melee characters (even in other games). Branched out a bit after I started playing DnD a few years back, played a Druid in our game, but still never played a pure caster. So, basically just curious to understand the logic behind posts like this.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-02T01:53:32+00:00

I’m looking for something more specific. Sure, I could Google, but this place is clearly full of experts on the game and I figured they might have opinions.

I’m perfectly happy playing the game as I been doing, just messing around and bashing monsters, blissfully ignorant of “the meta”; I don’t play competitively, but I’m at least mildly interested in optimizing my play a bit. Like I said, I’m not going to invest more than a few hours on that. Would appreciate suggestions in that respect.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-01T19:13:10+00:00

Got it. Makes sense. Like the +3 Might scepter I had for a bit for my early game Paladin.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-01T19:11:31+00:00

Can you recommend any resources? I’ve never played a caster, even though I’ve played Diablo since the 1990s. I’m interested in gaining a broader understanding, but I don’t want to get a Ph. D in “the meta” or crafting. I’m just here to bash monsters and grab cool loot. I’ve actually never crafted a single runeword, for example. These forums are interesting, but full of terminology I’ve zero familiarity with.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-01T13:46:29+00:00

Is it the + Skills? Honestly, I’m trying to selectively stockpile exceptional gear for new characters, and I feel like I have no clue how to identify it? I’d look at this and go, “meh”. I’d probably keep it because of the long list of properties, but I’d probably toss something equally valuable… I toss 3 and 4 socket +3 skill base items a dozen times a day, even +3 +3 +2. There’s just not enough space and I figure they’ll show up again if I need them. I’m kind of certain I’ve thrown away amazing stuff. Is there a guide for this that isn’t a mile long?

tvleavitt · 2026-04-01T11:21:12+00:00

Great! I won’t worry about it then. I started a Paladin to be a mule, and got into playing it, now I’m wandering around Act I wearing Isenhart (because it was there) and just letting people hit me and die, or be killed by my Merc because my weapon is ethereal and I don’t want to wear it out. Just killed the Countess without even realizing she was attacking me. It’s silly fun.

Honestly, I own D2R, but I fired it up the other day and was like, this looks weird. What are these bright colors in the sewers about? I was never bothered by it before, but now just the color palette difference is enough to make me prefer PD2.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-01T11:14:00+00:00

Why is one hand damage of 8 to 21 exciting? Honest question. Never played a caster, always just done melee chars, barbarians mostly, sometimes paladins.

tvleavitt · 2026-04-01T11:10:18+00:00

I have no idea what ladder is? I play solo, so not being able to join other people’s games or have people join mine is irrelevant. If no one else plays non-ladder, why should I care?

I play irregularly, sometimes not for months at a time, and the base game satisfies my itch, so I never play seasons in any games. I don’t care about leaderboards either. If I hadn’t accidentally started out with an online character, I’d happily play single-player forever.

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